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"Doesn’t et more books" I smiled at his incredulous expression "I haven’t been able to read a lot lately, but I will, and then I won’t be out of anything new to read"

"You haven’t had time because of hi "Reading is so, and you’ve cos"

"I have not!"

"You’re such a little liar," he shot back "I’ve checked out your blog You’ve done five posts in the last , too?"

"Like I said before, I’ an eye on you"

"And like I said before, your reasoning is faulty" I bent forward, closingIt pretty rabbing the back of noring the fresh spike of pain "What are you doing? Hands off,with a hint of desperation and vengeance "Tell me why your back looks like you fell out of a two-story "

Oh, crap Standing, I headed toward the kitchen to get sorabbed a Coke out of the fridge "I…I fell in training with Blake It’s not a big deal, though" Sounded believable, and the truth would send hiht now no one wanted And Dae else to stress over "I told you I slept wrong, because I figured you’d make fun of me"

"Yeah, I would’ve made fun of you…a little bit, but Jesus, Kat, you sure you didn’t break so?"

Not really "I’m fine"

Concern etched into the lines of his face as he followedyourself a lot lately"

"Not really"

"You’re not clu?" He advanced forward,like a predator about to pounce Suddenly I wasn’t sure orse: hiht or with slow, calculated steps that sent a shiver down ht I first found out about you," I re full-out in the middle of pitch-black woods Even I’d…" He winked "Well, maybe not me, but normal people would trip then I’m just too awesome"

"Well…" God he was full of himself

"It looks like it hurts"

"It does a little"

"Then let

"Wait" I backed up "Should you be doing that?"

"Healing you can’t hurt Not at this point" He tried to touchto help!"

I’d cornered myself "I don’t need you to helpas he turned his head It appeared as if he’d given up, but then his ar on the couch in the living room, and I was in his lap

Stunned, I stared at him "That’s not fair!"

"I wouldn’t have had to do it if you would just stop being so freaking stubborn and letit againsthis touch produced "I can make you feel better It’s ridiculous that you won’t let me"

"We have stuff to do, people to stalk, Daeroaned in pain I don’t knohy I didn’t want him to healnear hi on hiainstto consume me whole His lips turned up at one corner when he heard my soft intake of breath "I can’t be around you when I know you’re in pain, okay?"

MyDae on a blank spot on the wall "Does it really bother you, ?" I asked

"I don’t feel it, if that’s what you’re asking" He paused, exhaling softly "Just knowing you’re hurt is enough for it to botherOnly one hand was on me, but I could feel it in every cell When Blake had said to think of soht of Daemon’s touch--the way he kissed That hat I felt when I tapped into the Source and destroyed the Aru effect It was like lying out in the sun or snuggling under cozy blankets Lack of sleep and his touch lapped atin his loose embrace, I placed my head on his shoulder and closedwarh bruisedached, but he was still holdingyou to bed"

My body flushed at those words "I can walk"

"I can get you there faster" And he did One second ere in the living roohts on the Christmas tree, and then the next ere in my bedroom "See?"

I was half transfixed by hi the covers back without touching theged the co as he stared down at me "Do you feel better?"

"Yeah," I whispered, unable to look away With hi over me, his eyes such a stark contrast with the darkness, he looked like soht out of my dreams…or the books I read